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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this wind advisory at Sep 11, 2021, 2:42 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 12, 2021, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
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The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2021, 2:42 PM AKDT (22:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2021, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2021, 9:21 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
971 WWAK73 PAFG 112242 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021 AKZ223-121600- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0600Z-210914T0000Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Deltana and Tanana Flats. * WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 4 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ225-121600- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/ Denali- Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Denali. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ226-121600- /O.NEW.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 242 PM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
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118 WWAK73 PAFG 121015 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 AKZ223-130300- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0600Z-210914T0000Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Delta Junction South. * WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 4 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ225-130300- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/ Denali- Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Denali. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ226-130300- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.210913T0300Z-210914T0300Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 215 AM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range. * WHEN...From 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
793 WWAK73 PAFG 130625 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 AKZ223-140000- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0000Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Delta Junction South. * WHEN...Through 4 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ225-140300- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/ Denali- Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, and Kantishna 1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Denali. * WHEN...Through 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ226-140300- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/ Eastern Alaska Range- Including the cities of Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 1025 PM AKDT Sun Sep 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range. * WHEN...Through 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
830 WWAK73 PAFG 131721 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021 AKZ225-226-131830- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0300Z/ Denali-Eastern Alaska Range- Including the cities of Healy, Denali National Park, Carlo Creek, Kantishna, Mentasta Lake, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, Trims DOT Camp, Eagle Trail, and Mineral Lake 921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have subsided. $$ AKZ223-131830- /O.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210914T0000Z/ Deltana and Tanana Flats- Including the cities of Salcha, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Harding/Birch Lake, Dry Creek, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake 921 AM AKDT Mon Sep 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have subsided. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Sep 11, 2:18 AM AKDT, 12 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 2:18 AM AKDT, 12 hours 24 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 218 AM AKDT Sat Sep 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS... Clouds and showers over the Central and Eastern Interior this morning will give way to mostly sunny and dry conditions this afternoon. Winds will increase through the Alaska Range Passes and along the Northern Foothills of the Alaska Range Sunday evening and will continue into Monday with temperatures reaching into the 60s once again. The West Coast and Western Interior will continue with periods of clouds and showers as a front stalls out over the area. Low ceilings and fog will continue along the Arctic Coast to the east of Point Barrow while inland areas of the North Slope will see a bit of clearing. && .DISCUSSION... Upper Levels and Analysis... Aloft at 500 hpa, a deep trough remains over the Chukchi Sea southward through the Bering Strait and into the Central Bering Sea. This trough will become highly amplified and will stretch from the pole southward into the Northern Pacific by Sunday. A weak ridge aloft over Southwest Alaska this morning will push rapidly east and build to the north over the Central and Eastern Interior by Sunday morning. Strong southerly flow will develop over the Central and Eastern Alaska Range by Sunday afternoon and into Monday and will produce strong winds through the Alaska Range Passes and along the Northern Foothills of the Alaska Range. At the surface, a front stretching from a low near St Lawrence Island north and eastward over the Central and Eastern Interior will continue to push northward today reaching the Brooks Range by early afternoon. Behind the front mostly sunny conditions will dominate the Central and Eastern Interior along with temperatures reaching into the upper 50s today and into the 60s on Sunday. A second weak low currently over the YK Delta will move slowly north along the West Coast and will bring periods of rain along the coast as well as the Western Interior. into Sunday. A third low pressure system will develop in the Southern Bering Sea and will push east into Bristol Bay on Sunday and will bring another round of rain to the West Coast and Western Interior south of Galena Sunday. Central and Eastern Interior...Clouds and periods of rain will slowly diminish through the day today from south to north as a front pushes north of Fairbanks into the Brooks Range with some patchy fog developing this morning especially over areas that receive rain. Once the front moves northward, expect clear and drying conditions to return through the rest of the weekend. Expect high temperatures on today to be slightly cooler with mid to upper 50s but by Sunday expect afternoon high temperatures to reach lower to mid 60s. Strong and gusty winds are expected to develop along and near the Alaska Range Passes as well as the northern foothills of the Alaska Range as a mountain wave develops and brings stronger winds aloft down to the surface beginning Sunday evening and continuing into Monday. Wind gusts in the 55 mph to 65 mph range are possible in these areas. North Slope and Brooks Range... Dense fog continues this morning particularly from Deadhorse to Barter Island and will be difficult to improve as as easterly flow continues. Areas north of the Brooks Range will remain dry through the weekend as high pressure remains situated over Arctic waters. Temperatures will remain seasonal through the weekend. West Coast and Western Interior... Wet and cooler pattern continues across West Coast and Western Interior and the wet pattern is expected to continue as surface lows will remain in the Bering Sea which will bring periods of precipitation into Sunday. Temperatures will remain near or slightly below normal through the weekend. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .HYDROLOGY... Rivers in the Kobuk and Noatak Valley remain near bankfull and continue to run high through the weekend as result of rainfall through the previous week. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ245. && CCC SEP 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:48 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Sep 11, 3:34 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days |
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